A pretty model and designer hit wealthy New York fashion designer Elie Tahari with a $6 million sexual harassment lawsuit Friday over a modeling session where Tahari tried to lift her skirt above her panty line in front of a roomful of their co-workers, court papers state.

Marcy Castelgrande, 32, claims she was fired in 2011 by the well-known designer just two hours after she complained to an HR rep at his company – which does over $500 million/year in sales and sells at stores including Saks, Bloomingdale’s, and Bergdorf Goodman, her Manhattan federal court lawsuit states.

“Tahari’s recently divorced CEO, Mr. Tahari, unlawfully and inappropriately touched Ms. Castelgrande in the area of her private parts while she was modeling a skirt before a public crowd of at least ten people,” the suit states.

Tahari got mad when she protested and announced to the whole room, “She needs to leave. I can’t work with her. She is too sensitive. I’ve had lawsuits in the past and cannot deal with another one,” according to the suit.

She reported the incident to human resources and was fired two hours later, the suit claims.